Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-13
SOLDIERS HOME.
Measures to Establish d
Branch in Los Angeles.
ACTION OF GENERAL MILES.
Colonel Alexander's. Figures and
Description of this Locality
in High Terms.

The location Of Branch Home fol
Volunteer Soldiers in this vicinity il
considered quite an important ques
tion by the merchants and the Boar(
of Trade. Secretary A. M. Lawrence
of the latter institution, states that h,
is instructed by the Board of Director
to say:
First-That they deem it a subjec
of much importance to our communi
fy, and one that our citizens SHOULD
seriously consider.
Second-That they believe the loca
fion of such an institution in this vi
cinity would prove not only advanta
geous in a business point of view, but
would also prove great attraction tt
the entire neighborhood in the vicin'
ity of the Home for, SO far as our in
formation goes, the buildings are gen.
orally large and handsome in design
while the grounds are usually laid out
and kept in very ornamental man.
ner.
Third-That while the area OF land
required 600 acres, as shown by Gen.
Franklin's answer to question No. l.
is very large, still if we cannot Offer
the requisite amount we should moi
hesitate to offer less; for, with the
very many natural advantages exist
ing here, the amount of acreage might
not be considered by the committee, il
any reasonable amount, properly To-
Gated and coming up to the require
ments in other particulars, can be OBJ
tained.
Fourth-That while the Directors of
this Board hope to see the home es-
fablished at some point adjacent to
this city, they will cheerfully assist,
70 far as the influence of the Board of
Trade can be used, in presenting to
the committee that will be here in
September the claims of any section
of the county that will submit an offer
for a site.
Fifth-The directors understand
that propositions have already been re-
ceived by the board of managers from
Napa and st. Helena, in this State,
and they believe that it is essential,
If our people want the home located
anywhere in this county, that the
strongest efforts should be made by
all, and at once.
Sixth-The Board of Directors, in
addition to the aid of the press of the
city, particularly desire the press of
the county to urge upon the citizens of
their respective localities the propriety
of offering a site for the Home.
Further, they would respectfully sug-
gest to the several Posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic in this city that
they make a united effort and aid this
Board, the press and our citizens in
obtaining the location of the Home in
this part of the State.
Seventh-In order that this Board
may be prepared to submit to the COM
mittee on its arrival here any offer
that may be made, am directed to
request that propositions from any
point in this county be forwarded to
this office, with a full description of
the property and accompanied by
map of the site offered. The follow
ing correspondence has already taken
place in regard to the matter:
THE NATIONAL HOME FOR DIsABLED)
VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS,
HARTFORD, Conn, June 20, 1887.
DEAR SIR-Your letter of the 18th,
inst, has been received. As the
shortest way of giving you the infor-
nation you require, return your let
ter of May 18th, last, with my answers
to all questions asked therein, sofar as
i am able to give them.
Use your own judgment sabout the
quantity and cost of the land that you
talk of offering the Home. All these
matters influence the Board at arriv-
ing at a conclusion, but nothing can
be done at present.
/ can only say that all the branches
of the Home, except that in Virginia,
have over 600 acres in their areas;
and one has been offered us already
f0r the Pacific, exceeding that area.
Respectfully yours,
w. B. FRANKLIN,
President Board of Managers.
Mr.. A. M. LAWRENCE, Sec'y Board of
Trade, Los Angeles, Cal.
Rooms OF THE Los ANGELES BoARD)
OF TRADE,
Los ANGELES, CAL, May II, 1887.
GsnI. w. B. Franklin, President Ma
tiOnaI Home for Disabled Soldiers:
DEAR SIR-In view of the contem-
plated visit of committee from your
Board to this coast in September, to
select site for the location of the
Branch Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers, and having already culled
the attention of the Board of Mama
gers to the desirabillty of locating the
proposed Home in or near this city,
and desiring to have one or
more sites ready for the inspec-
zion of the committee when
It visits this section, as we
mderstand it is the intention of the
cummittee to do; I am instructed by
the directors Of this Board to ascertain
from you:
First-How many acres OF land will
you require?
Answer-We want 600 if we can get
them.
IL CbSCHtldl tildJ tlc lOCd-
tion should be adjacent to a railroad,
ar would few miles away answer
your purposes?
Answer-NO. The nearer railroad
The better.
Third-Would bare land answer, or
would you want on it growth of
Climber?
Answer-We want the best land in
the vicinity. Timber preferred.
Fourth-Is it the rule that the in
mates of a home cultivate the land
surrounding the home; or is it gener-
ally laid off in lawns, etc.
Answer-The members cultivate a
farm, but there is much laid out in
lawns, etc.
Fifth-How many homes are there
now; location of each and number Of
acres belonging to each one?
Answer--This information is con-
tanned in our annual report.
Sixth-Does the appropriation made